Chap, n. [From Chap, v. t. & i.] 1. A cleft, crack, or chink, as in the surface of the earth, or in the skin.
2. A division; a breach, as in a party.
Many clefts and chaps in our council board.
T. Fuller.
3. A blow; a rap.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.